Pumpkin Spice Latte Sauce Arrives at Starbucks, According to Baristas on Reddit

Because we know you're secretly keeping a countdown clock to when pumpkin spice season begins at Starbucks, allow us to stoke your sugary excitement a little bit more.

Stores across the country have already begun receiving shipments of the infamous pumpkin spice sauce — despite the fact that it's, you know, still August and quite hot outside in most states. (Those poor coconut milk Cascara lattes barely got a chance to shine.) Starbucks employees who frequent the company's Reddit subpage have been posting about the saucy arrivals all week, teasing that the shipments are hiding away in storage rooms until the Pumpkin Spice Latte's official debut, in the fall.

"It's coming. God help us all," one Reddit user posted on the Starbucks subpage, including a photo of a filled-to-the-brim sauce bottle. A fellow user posted the next day: “So we have pumpkin spice now…and I’m pretty pumped. Anyone else have PS super early?” This prompted a flurry of follow-up comments from other employees with photos of their shipments, which included a top comment of: “We have it, but a note [to] everyone in case they aren't aware — we CANNOT sell it until September 5th. Please don't be the other Starbucks." A close second: "Odin have mercy on us all."

While Starbucks has yet to confirm when exactly the pumpkin spice products will be rolling out nationwide (so take that September 5 comment with a grain of salt), at least seek solace in the fact that the stores are stockpiling that delicious sauce for your sipping pleasure. (Although, if history were to repeat itself, it's safe to say we'll see PSLs on the menu in the first week of September.) But if you're still feeling a bit antsy, you can hit up your local grocery store, since Starbucks is currently selling iced PSLs in ready-to-drink bottles. See, you really can have them in the summer.